Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Defence: Cost Effectiveness
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made to date in unlocking £6 billion of structural simplification and internal process improvements to be delivered in this current parliament, as recommended by the Strategic Defence Review.
Navy
To ask His Majesty's Government which Royal Naval assets are currently in a state of war readiness and available for immediate deployment.
Defence and National Security
To ask His Majesty's Government when the national conversation on defence and security recommended by the Strategic Defence Review will be instigated; and where ministerial responsibility for this will lie.
Guided Weapons: Procurement
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the recent decision to acquire the Precision Strike Missile from an American-based missile programme, what further defence procurement orders are to be placed with non-UK suppliers.
F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the timescale for the ordering of 12 F-35A aircraft.
F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
To ask His Majesty's Government what orders they have placed for the F-35B aircraft; and what is the timescale for placing further orders.
Personal Indpependence Payment Assessment Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, from which (a) organisations and (b) representative groups has the Timms Review received representations.
Edaroth
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026, to Question 11653, on Edaroth, which officials and special advisers accompanied the Minister of State on his visit to the Edaroth factory o
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Select Committee session on the Defence Investment Plan on 7 July 2026, whether he plans to accelerate delivery of programmes within the Defence Investment Plan in response to accele
Defence: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions has the Defence Investors’ Advisory Group met since its formation.
Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 49, what novel funding mechanisms will be used to increase the resilience and protection of critical underwater infrastructure.
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Select Committee session on the Defence Investment Plan on 7 July 2026, what assessment he has made of whether current defence expenditure is sufficient to meet the capability assump
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken to publish the Defence Investment Plan on the UK's ability to defend itself.
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Select Committee session on the Defence Investment Plan on 7 July 2026, what estimate he has made of the additional annual funding required to deliver the Defence Investment Plan in
Sexual Offences: Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what engagement his department has undertaken with survivors of sexual violence, during the formulation of the early release scheme as part of the Sentencing Act 2026.
Sexual Offences: Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consideration has been made to exempt sexual offenders from eligibility for early release.
Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review
To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the respondents to the call for evidence of the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payments in the respondent group "Individuals (lived experience)" were recipients of personal independence payments.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Buildings
To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) desks, and (2) civil servants, are assigned to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport office in 100 Parliament Street.
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 26 of his Department's Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what (a) definition and (b) measures of success does his Department have for its intention to outpace threats.
Artificial Intelligence: Intimate Image Abuse
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent AI-generated images that sexualise children being created based on images posted on social media by parents or family members.
Artificial Intelligence: Intimate Image Abuse
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent AI-generated sexual images of children being used to blackmail people.
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Select Committee session on the Defence Investment Plan on 7 July 2026, what assessment he has made of the potential risks to UK national security arising from the delay in the imple
Guided Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on developing the joint complex weapons portfolio office.
Defence: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 31, what steps will be taken to deliver advantage in denied and degraded environments.
National Security: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, given General Sir Richard Barrons' evidence to the Defence Committee on 7 July 2026 that expenditure under the 1.5% of GDP NATO resilience target has not funded the security of military airbases, the condition of